Shaving and cosmetic brush



Nov. 24, 1925.

A. ca. JONES SHAVING AND COSMETIC BRUSH Filed Dec. 5. 1924 Patented Nov.24, 1925,

UN! srar ARCHER G. JONES, OF RICHMOND, VIBGINIA.

sr-ravme an]; cosarnrrc BRUSH.

Application filed December 5, 19%. Serial No. 754,086.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Anonna G. JoNns, a citizen of the United States,residing at Richmond, in the State of Virginia, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Shaving and Cosmetic Brushes; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the same, reference being had to the accompany 1 ing drawing, formingpart of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in shaving and cosmetic brushes,and like articles, particularly to shaving and cosmetic brushes of thecollapsible or telescoping type, whereby the bristles of such brushesmay be expanded or constricted at the tips by partly or whollyprojecting or retracting them out of or into the hollow handle of thebrush, the degree of expansion or constriction being determined by theextent of the projection of the bristles beyond the end of the handle ofthe brush, or by their retraction within the handle, as adjustablyprovided for.

One object of my invention is to provide a brush which may be made ofthe softest and least abrasive bristles or hairs, so that the sides andbases of the bristles may be used, as in existing types of brushes, to

work up the lather or spread on the cosmetic, and the tips of thebristles of the same brush then be used for rubbing the lather into thebeard, or, without irritation,

for working the cosmetic into and cleansing the pores of the skin.Another object of the invention is to provide a brush having a hollowhandle open at each end within which is mounted a bristle carryingmemher to move longitudinally therein, the bristle carrying member beingadaptedto be grasped by the finger of the user inserted through the endof the handle to effect this movement.

be easily and gently moved into or out of the handle with one hand bythe user even while the brush is in use. i

In this brush the bristles may be entirely removed from the handlewithout difficulty,

With the present brush the bristles may retracted, the bristles are keptventilated by contact with the air and yet are kept relatively free fromdust and germs.

in the accompanying drawing,

Figure 1 is a view illustrating the present invention with the bristlesloose at the tips by reason of being fully projected from the handle,the handle being shown in section and the bristles and their carryingmember being shown in elevation. Figure 2 is a similar view with thebristles partially retracted to constrict the bristles at the tips andprevent them from spreading, this view also illustrating the usersfinger in the apertured cap on the bristle carrying member forconstricting or expanding the bristles at their tips by moving thebristles in or out.

Figure 3 is a perspective view illustrat ing the end of the handlethrough which the bristles are projected and retracted; and

Figure e is an end view illustrating the opposite end of the handle.

Figures 5 and 6 are side and vertical views of the apertured cap (whichholds the bristle base) with friction spring-when the helical groove isnot used. i

In the present invention the hollow handle, 10, is preferably of tubularform, both the ends being open. The exterior surface of the handle maybe shaped according to the producers wishes, but the interior sur faceof the handle is formed preferably with a helical groove, 11, extendingfrom one end .of the cylinder to the other at such pitch that thebristles will remain in any of the adjusted positions while in use; orthe bristle carrier may be held firmly in any desired position in thehandle by the binding action of a friction spring 17 made as a part ofthe bristle carrier, as in Figures 5 and 6. When the friction spring 17is used, the groove 11 may or may not be retained, as desired.

cured by any suitable means in a carrier or head, preferably of lessdiameter than that of the bore of the handle, whereby a cap, 14, may beattached to said carrier. The cap, 15 preferably has a curved rib, 15,thereon, adapted to engage in the groove, 11, whereby relative rotationof the handle and carrier cap in opposite directions will effect arelative longitudinal movement of the bristles within or beyond the endof the handle;- or

The bristles constituting the brush are see v the bore of the handle maybe made withoutthe helical groove, and for the curved rib on the carriermay be substituted a friction spring attached to the carrier (Figures 5and 6) which, by its binding action on the surface of the bore of thehandle, will tend to hold the bristle cap at whatever position to whichit may be forced either up or down in the handle of the brush.

The bristles can be adjusted beyond the end of the handle to any desiredextent, depending upon the stiffness or sot'tness it is desired thebrush shall have and the pitch of groove 11 is such that the bristleswill remain in any of the adjusted positions while in use. In additionto the nicety 0t adjustment that may be secured with this helical groovearrangement, another advantage thereof is that the reverse rotation ofthe cap and bristles necessary to retract the bristles tends tostraighten out any twis ed bristles. lVith very soft bristle brushes,the bristles tend to become tangled when used, but reverse rotation ofthe cap wipes the bristles diagonally, so to speak, of the end of thehandle and causes them to disentangle. This is not true where thebristles are retracted in the handle by a straight movementlongitudinally of the handle.

To facilitate rotating the handle and bristle cap to move the bristlesin and out of the handle, the cap 14: is hollow and ha an orifice 16therein, said orifice preferably being elliptical in shape whereby onesfinger may readily be inserted therein to grasp the cap and hold the capbristles while the handle is being revolved to project or retract thebristles. The combined length of the capped bristle carrier and thebristles is substantially equal to or a little less than the length ofthe handle and as the groove 11 extends the entire length of the handle,the bristles can be retracted to a point where they will be whollycontained within the handle when the brush is not in use. This preventsdustor other foreign matter collecting in the brush, particularly aroundthe base and in termediate portions of the bristles, making the brush ahighly sanitary one.

With a brush such as described it is possible for the user to project orretract the bristles as he may desire into or out of he handle byinserting a finger in one end of the handle and grasp the bristlecarrying member while with the other fingers ot the hand he canmanipulate the handle. So in"; by having the handle open at each end thebristle carrying member may be inserted in either end of the handle.

What I claim is:

1. In a device of the kind described, a hollow handle, a bristlecarrying member mounted in the handle and cooperative elements on saidhandle and said bristle carry ing member for moving the latter into andout of the handle upon relative rotative movement of the handle andbristle carrying member, said handle being open at each end whereby thebristle carrying member may be engaged by the finger ot' the user toeffect relative rotative movement of said parts.

2. In adevice the kind described, a hollow handle screw threaded on theinterior surface, bristle carrying member within the handle having aprojection cooperating with the thread on the handle whereby relativerotative movement of the handle and bristle carrying member will movethe latter in and out of the handle said handle being open at each endwhereby the bristle carrying member within the bandle may be engaged bythe finger of the user to effect the relative rotative movement of theparts.

3. In a device of the kind described, a hollow handle open at each end,a br stle carrying member movable longitudinally in the handle,cooperating elements on the bristle carrying member and handle formoving the bristles into and out of the handle upon relative rotativemovement of the bandle and bristle carrying member, and means carried bysaid bristle carrying member adapted to be grasped by a finger of theuser inserted through the end of the handle, whereby said bristlecarrying member may be held and the handle rotated relative thereto byone hand of the user to effect the proj ection or retraction of thebristles.

4. In a device of the kind described, a hollow handle open at each end,a bristle carrying member mounted in the handle, cooperating elements onthe handle and bristle carrying member for moving the bristles into andout of the hollow handle upon relative rotat-ive movement of the handleand bristle carrying member, a hollow cap I ted to said bristle carryingmember provided with an opening into which a finger of the user may beinserted through the end of the handle, whereby said bristle carryingmember may be held and the handle rotated relative thereto by the onehand of the user.

5. In a shaving brush or the like. a hollow handle having a spiralgroove therein, a bristle carrying member movable longitudinally withinthe handle to move the bristles carried thereby into or out of thehandle, a hollow metallic cap on said member having an orifice thereinexposed at one end of the handle to facilitate movement of the bristlecarrying member, and a rib on said cap engaging in said groove to movethe bristles in and out of the handle.

6. In a device of the kinddescribed, a hollow handle open at each end, abristle carrying member movable longitudinally therein, means carried bysaid bristle carry-- ing member adapted to be grasped by a finger of theuser inserted through the end movable longitudinally in the hollowhandle of the handle, whereby said bristle carryby means of a finger ofthe user inserted in ing member may be moved in said handle the hollowbristle carrying ineniber through 10 to project or retract the bristles.the open end of the handle opposite the 7. In a device of the kinddescribed, a bristles.

hollow handle open at each end, a bristle carrying member, hollow at oneend, and I ARCHER G. JONES.

